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Flames and smoke near Moscow after Ukraine launches 400-drone barrage on Russian capital

Ukraine Fires 400 Drones at Moscow in War’s Largest Single Assault

Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Moscow overnight Sunday, the war’s largest single aerial assault, setting fires near the capital and wounding ten across the region. Russia retaliated with 94 drones

July 20, 2026

by Russia Desk

Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region as air defenses intercept 452 drones overnight

Ukraine Launches 400 Drones at Moscow in Largest Strike on Russian Capital

Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Moscow overnight, wounding ten in the Russian capital's suburban belt including a child in Odintsovo. Russia's Defense Ministry said 452 drones were intercepted across 16 regions in one of the largest aerial campaigns

July 20, 2026

by Russia Desk

Firefighters extinguish fires in Kyiv residential building struck by Russian ballistic missiles in largest barrage of the conflict

Russia Hits Kyiv With Its Largest Ballistic Missile Barrage of the Conflict

Russia launched its largest recorded ballistic missile barrage against Kyiv overnight, striking twenty locations across five

Smoke rising over Kyiv after Russian overnight missile and drone barrage

Russia Kills Six in Overnight Kyiv Barrage With 41 Missiles and 125 Drones

Russian forces launched 41 missiles and 125 attack drones at Kyiv overnight, killing at least six

Vladimir Putin at Russia's SPIEF 2026 economic forum as weapons proliferation claims dominate the sidelines

Putin Claims Weapons Shipped to Ukraine Are Now Circulating Worldwide

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday that weapons supplied to Ukraine have begun spreading across the world. The claim, delivered as Ukrainian drones struck

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Participants tour the exhibition hall at SPIEF 2026 in St. Petersburg Russia

Putin Says Russia’s Military-Industrial Base Is Growing Stronger Every Month at SPIEF 2026

Speaking to the heads of international news agencies at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin said Russia's production, scientific, and personnel capacity for its military forces strengthens every month. The remarks,

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at his annual press conference in Moscow January 2026

Lavrov Shuts Door on Europe at SPIEF, Calls Continent a ‘Fiend of Hell’ Behind Every World War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared at SPIEF on Thursday that Moscow has no intention of engaging in dialogue with European states, calling the continent a 'fiend of hell' with an unbroken

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Nord Stream natural gas pipeline landfall facility at Lubmin Germany

Putin Says Gazprom Ready to Resume Gas Supplies to Germany, Nord Stream 2 Line Intact

Vladimir Putin told world news agency heads at SPIEF 2026 that Gazprom has never refused to supply Germany and a surviving Nord Stream 2 line could begin flowing the same day Berlin

June 5, 2026

Business·Economy·News

SPIEF 2026 delegates exhibition hall St Petersburg Russia Africa Summit October 2026 Moscow trade

Russia Sets Economic Agenda for Third Africa Summit as Moscow Seeks Trade Parity at SPIEF 2026

Russia's Foreign Ministry confirmed at SPIEF 2026 that the October Moscow summit will center exclusively on trade and investment, even as analysts note Moscow's economic footprint in Africa remains a fraction of

June 4, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan and Armenia at the 3+3 South Caucasus Regional Cooperation Platform meeting in Istanbul

Russia Keeps Door Open for Georgia at 3+3 Regional Forum, Galuzin Says at SPIEF

Russia's deputy foreign minister said Georgia's participation in the 3+3 South Caucasus regional platform remains open, even as Georgian Dream's estrangement from the West quietly narrows the country's foreign-policy options.

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant viewed from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir

Ukraine Launches 20-Drone Salvo at Zaporizhzhia Thermal Plant, Targeting Nuclear Power Line

Ukrainian forces struck the Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant with more than 20 heavy drones on Thursday, targeting the infrastructure that feeds the nuclear plant's last remaining external power line. The ZNPP said

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vassily Nebenzia Russia UN Ambassador speaks at Security Council Ukraine session January 2026

Russia Still Waiting for UN Reply on Lavrov’s Bucha Letter as Guterres Stays Silent

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Thursday that Guterres has yet to respond to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's May 1 letter containing 12 questions about the Bucha incident, even as a UN

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov disembarks a plane in Beijing, April 2026

Lavrov Says Rubio’s Remarks Erase Divide Between US and Europe on Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that Marco Rubio's admission of US partiality in the Ukraine conflict effectively closes any gap between Washington and European allies — and signals that the

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia at the UN Security Council stakeout reacting to conflict-related sexual violence listing

Russia Calls UN Listing Over Sexual Violence ‘Biased,’ Vows Counter-Report on Ukraine

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told a Security Council stakeout on Thursday that Moscow was 'extremely disappointed and indignated' by Secretary-General António Guterres's decision to list Russian armed forces in his conflict-related

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Ukraine Fires 400 Drones at Moscow in War’s Largest Single Assault

Ukraine Launches 400 Drones at Moscow in Largest Strike on Russian Capital

Russia Hits Kyiv With Its Largest Ballistic Missile Barrage of the Conflict

Russia Kills Six in Overnight Kyiv Barrage With 41 Missiles and 125 Drones

Putin Claims Weapons Shipped to Ukraine Are Now Circulating Worldwide

Putin Says Russia’s Military-Industrial Base Is Growing Stronger Every Month at SPIEF 2026

Lavrov Shuts Door on Europe at SPIEF, Calls Continent a ‘Fiend of Hell’ Behind Every World War

Putin Says Gazprom Ready to Resume Gas Supplies to Germany, Nord Stream 2 Line Intact

Russia Sets Economic Agenda for Third Africa Summit as Moscow Seeks Trade Parity at SPIEF 2026

Russia Keeps Door Open for Georgia at 3+3 Regional Forum, Galuzin Says at SPIEF

Ukraine Launches 20-Drone Salvo at Zaporizhzhia Thermal Plant, Targeting Nuclear Power Line

Russia Still Waiting for UN Reply on Lavrov’s Bucha Letter as Guterres Stays Silent

Lavrov Says Rubio’s Remarks Erase Divide Between US and Europe on Ukraine

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